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Fun Story Books to Support With Children’s Speech Therapy!

The Southern Trust and  Luca’s Voice Charity have teamed up to launch two new books for children with severe speech sound disorders. Developed by Nichola McDonald from the charity, in partnership with the Community Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy team, the books, “Luca’s Speechie Squad and the search for the Squabble Lever” and “p”, “b”, […]

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SDLP Launches ‘Childcare Guarantee’

The SDLP has published a proposal to transform early education and childcare provision in Northern Ireland and halve costs for parents by 2030. The SDLP’s proposal aims to guarantee: · Affordability for parents, through the publication of an Early Learning and Childcare Strategy that contains an ambition to cap costs to reduce them by 50% […]

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McNulty Concerned at ‘Years’ Delay to Childcare Strategy

SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has questioned why a Childcare Strategy for the North faces a lengthy delay. Education Minister Paul Givan said that it would take a number of years to get a final strategy in place. Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty said: “Parents across the North will be dismayed at […]